Shell reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,593 total reviews)
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Wael Sawan

62% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Shell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,593 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shell employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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14K reviews
2.0
Oct 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Shell has great benefits -- espcially the their pension plan. The work is very challenging. There's a lot of very sharp professional employees who have a solid background in the E&P business.

Cons

But the problem is that there is too much work. I literally worked about 7 days a week 10-12 hours a day. I found out this was a common occurance no matter area you worked. After I left the company, I found out Shell had a reputation as being a "sweat shop."

4.0
Jun 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely one of the best benefits packages, not just in the energy sector, but overall. By far one of the best 401(k) programs - especially the company contribution after 9 years of service. In addition, still has a traditional pension program.

Cons

Globalization of the company has offshored a lot of the work impacting jobs of employees in "high cost zones (e.g. USA, UK, The Netherlands). The jobs have moved to low cost zones such as Malaysia, India, The Philippines, Brazil, etc.

4.0
Jan 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many career opportunities and career paths available depending on your preference. Benefits are a plus.

Cons

When dealing with a company of this size, outsourced support for internal issues can become problematic at times.

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